What kind of sickness could be so lethal we hardly have time to think about it?

We're getting into a discussion about death. Most of us worry and fear it, hoping that when the time comes, we'll fade away into the ether without much pain or grief, a painless journey into the great emptiness or whatever comes after. The most severe or persistent human phobias, such as the statistically unjustified fear of flying, are universally accepted, followed by more plausible anxieties such as failure, rejection, loneliness, and even the danger of a legion of arachnids marching into our home. Another big source of concern is a disease, as well as the possibility of pain or damage as a result of it. But what type of disease might be so deadly that we don't even have time to consider it? we'll learn about diseases that will kill you the most quickly. Let's begin with a sickness that has become one of the most dreaded in the world as a result of a plethora of films showcasing its severity and horrifying symptoms. It's the Ebola virus we're talking about.

The majority of cases have occurred in West Africa, with 11,310 persons dying out of a total of 28,616 afflicted. That was only in the years 2013-2016. Ebola cases have been reported in Italy, Mali, Spain, and the United Kingdom. In the United States, four cases of Ebola have been reported, with one death. It spreads from animals to humans, and then readily from one human to another. Infection happens when a virus carrier passes the virus to another via blood, body fluids, or secretions. The sickness begins with flu-like symptoms and progresses to intense vomiting, liver damage, and, as depicted in movies, internal and external bleeding. It can be treated, however, some people have died after only a few days of experiencing symptoms. This is something that may happen to anyone.

Imagine becoming dead in a matter of hours after devouring your favorite seafood dish. If you have cholera, this is the worst-case situation. Vibrio cholera is a water-borne disease caused by the fecal bacteria Vibrio cholera. According to the World Health Organization, it kills between 42,000 and 142,000 individuals each year. When cases are suspected of going unrecorded, estimates are developed. In extreme cases, rapid loss of fluids and electrolytes can kill you within two hours of exhibiting symptoms.

If you make it through the first two hours, it could be a few more hours, or even days, before you succumb to dehydration and shock. Cholera thrives in areas where cleanliness is lacking, but it can also be detected in raw shellfish that have traveled through infected seas. Those shellfish may subsequently find their way into your plate. Cholera is uncommon in developed countries, although it affects between 1.3 and 4 million people worldwide each year. If you have severe diarrhea, you should consume a lot of oral rehydration solutions. Returning to the material of nightmares, who is terrified of the phrase "rapidly progressive"? This is a common word for necrotizing fasciitis, often known as flesh-eating sickness. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 700 to 1100 cases occur each year in the United States, with a 26.6 percent fatality rate.

After surgery, or more commonly, when the bacteria enters an open wound, burn, or blister, the infection can occur. If your body is already fighting another condition, such as alcoholism, or you are feeble, your immune system may not be strong enough to handle it, and it may evolve into something more serious. A short picture search reveals that it ranks near the top of the nastiness scale. Keep wounds clean, according to the CDC, and if one begins to throb and ache excessively, leading to vomiting and fever, take the fastest Uber in town to the nearest hospital. The CDC didn't specifically say to utilize Uber... The most recent case was that of Edgar Savisaar, an Estonian politician who was infected in Thailand and lost a leg.

To stay with bacterial illnesses, toxic shock syndrome, or TSS might put an end to your time on solid ground. This infection has been seen in skin lesions as well as in menstruation women who use extremely absorbent tampons. Approximately half of the cases had an impact on the latter. Fortunately, it affects just 1 or 2 women out of every 100,000, and unfortunately, some strains have a 5-percent death risk at best. According to the Daily Mail, a young British girl died in just 5 days after contracting TSS after wearing tampons for the first time in 2014. You might lose a limb if you don't die. Following an episode of TSS, a 27-year-old American model lost her right leg below the knee, and her left toes, and is currently in severe pain, according to a Cosmopolitan article. Losing a limb may be minor in comparison to the consequences of meningococcal illness.

This is bacterial meningitis that is more common in children and adolescents. Because it is such a dangerous disease, the United States has built strengthened meningococcal surveillance systems in order to respond quickly if it happens. Even so, if it isn't treated, half of the individuals who get it die. One in ten to twenty people who are treated will die within 24-48 hours, and two out of ten of those who survive will suffer brain damage, limb loss, hearing loss, or other problems. The condition is a bacterial infection that starts with a fever, light sensitivity, stiff neck, headache, and vomiting and affects the brain and spinal cordThe meningococcal septicemia strain, according to the WHO, is far worse. The majority of occurrences occur in Africa, where 1146 people died in 2014. In 2015, there were 375 cases of meningococcal illness in the United States. Coughing, kissing, and sneezing are all ways for it to spread from person to person. Vaccines are, thankfully, available.

Viral meningitis is the second most prevalent type of meningitis. The majority of people will recover in 7 to 10 days. Chagas disease is a more frequent disease that has recently received some press in the United States. A blood-sucking parasite causes the illness. While it isn't fatal for the vast majority of people, the CDC estimates that 20-30% will experience "debilitating and often life-threatening medical complications." Headache, fever, rash, body aches, exhaustion, nausea, diarrhea, and vomiting are just a few of the symptoms. It can lead to death from heart failure in more serious cases. It kills roughly 21,000 people in Central America, South America, and Mexico each year, but the National School of Tropical Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine believes there may be more instances in the United States than are documented. Although there is no vaccine, medications can assist if you become ill. The CDC advises wearing insect repellent and avoiding sleeping in bug-infested areas such as straw, mud, or thatched palm.

You may not be familiar with Chagas disease, but you are most definitely familiar with the Black DeathThe bubonic, pneumonic, and septicemic plagues are all referred to as this. When it was reaching pandemic levels, it killed 30–60% of individuals in Europe and 75 million people worldwide. Although we identify it with medieval history and images of bedraggled carcasses piled on wooden carriages, it nevertheless exists today. Bubonic plague, the most prevalent, begins with swellings in the lymph nodes known as buboes. In the worst-case scenario, four out of five people perished within ten days. Although the epidemic is no longer as deadly as it once was, the New York Times reported in 2017 that "it is considerably less common than it previously was, but it is no less serious."

Pneumonic plague can be transmitted through the air or water, but septicemic and bubonic plagues are transmitted through blood poisoning caused by flea bites. According to the World Health Organization, only approximately 650 cases are registered each year over the world. According to the American Society for Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, about 22,000 cases were documented worldwide between 2000 and 2009, with 1,612 deaths. During that time – according to the most recent figures – 7 out of 56 plague victims died in the united states according to the New York Times, one of every four instances of plague in New Mexico in 2015 resulted in death. In 2016, four further cases of plague were discovered in the same state, although all of those who were affected survived. "We survived the epidemic," a middle-aged mother and father from New Mexico who survived the Black Death told the Guardian. That's a significant achievement." The situation was far worse for the man. He was in a coma for several weeks and had both legs amputated below the knee. His wife was informed he had a one-percent chance of surviving, but he did. According to the article, the man's brother had won 27 million dollars in the Texas lottery a few years before the Black Death struck the family.